Mail App On Mac Files

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Certain actions that you perform on your Mac will cause default apps to open. For example, clicking a document may open Pages. But what if you want Microsoft Word to open instead? You can also set your default web browser and email reader.

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Jul 09, 2020  Apple’s Mail app that comes out of the box with every iOS device is one of the few stock apps that currently support this new gesture. Let’s take a look. Open the Mail app from the home screen of your iPhone or iPad, and head over to the inbox.

Here's how!

How to change the default Mac app for specific file types

  1. Apr 23, 2019  Follow These Quick Tips To Fix Your Mac’s Mail App Crashing. Disable all your mail accounts temporarily and try the Mail App again–if it works, re-activate each account one-by-one to identify what account causes the problem; Delete any messages that you think are causing problems; Look in your Mail App’s Outbox and delete any messages there.
  2. Sep 27, 2019  Mail gives suggestions based on your contacts and messages on your Mac and devices signed into iCloud. 1; Enter a subject for your message. Write your email in the body of the message. To add an attachment, drag an attachment to the body of the message. Or choose File Attach Files, choose an attachment, then click Choose.
  1. Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a .jpg extension (a photo).
  2. Click on Get Info in the pop-up.
  3. Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.

  4. Click the dropdown and choose an app.

    Source: iMore

  5. Click Change All...

  6. Click Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.

    Source: iMore

Now any time you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected.

How to set your default web browser

  1. Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
  2. Click General at the top left of the window.
  3. Click the dropdown next to Default web browser.

  4. Click the web browser you'd like to use as the default.

    Source: iMore

How to set your default email reader

Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how:

  1. Launch Mail from your dock or the Finder.
  2. Click Mail in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
  3. Click Preferences.
  4. Click the dropdown next to Default Mail Reader.

  5. Click the app you'd like to set as the default.

    Source: iMore

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Updated February 2020: Updated for macOS Catalina!

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